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Sweetwater, Florida Weather

Midyear heat — the wet season grip. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sweetwater weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Sweetwater, FL
Saturday, July 4 at 9:15 AM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
89°
Humidity
85%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:34 AM
Sunset
4:16 PM
Sweetwater, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSweetwater, FL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 75°H 91°
Sweetwater, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    0.03″
    91°78°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    73%
    1.9″
    86°75°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    79%
    0.10″
    95°73°+9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    64%
    96°81°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    96°85°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    14%
    94°85°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    29%
    95°85°+1°
Sweetwater, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
142° · backing 83°
Direction
SE
142°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 21 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 136SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sweetwater, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.7
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 30.02 inHg
Now
1016.7
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161018
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.91015.71016.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Sweetwater, FL
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54), ratio 0.46 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
24μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
38μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54), ratio 0.46 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.46
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Sweetwater, FL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.0mi
UNLIMITED
55 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
13:15 UTC · Sweetwater, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
13:15 UTC · Sweetwater, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sweetwater, FL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sweetwater, FL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sweetwater, FL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:10 AM
Sunrise
2:34 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
4:16 PM
Civil dusk
8:44 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sweetwater, FL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 PM
Moonset
10:39 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sweetwater, FL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Midyear heat — the wet season grip

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sweetwater at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Sweetwater

  1. Sat91°78°32%
  2. Sun86°75°73%
  3. Mon95°73°79%
  4. Tue96°81°64%
  5. Wed96°85°21%
  6. Thu94°85°14%
  7. Fri95°85°29%
  8. Sat95°85°39%
  9. Sun95°85°22%
  10. Mon95°85°30%
  11. Tue94°85°33%
  12. Wed94°85°42%
  13. Thu91°83°36%
  14. Fri94°84°37%
  15. Sat95°85°42%
  16. Sun95°85°35%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Sweetwater

SPC includes Sweetwater in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Sweetwater

  • 33172
  • 33174
  • 33182
  • 33112

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.